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Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q7294004 · wikidata
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Raphael Popov
1830-01-01 – 1876-05-19
Life & Legacy
Raphael Popov (Bulgarian: Рафаел Попов, born in Strelcha, 15 November 1830 – died in Edirne, 6 March 1876) was a Bulgarian Byzantine-Catholic bishop and one of the leaders of the Bulgarian national revival. Originally he was an Eastern Orthodox deacon, but converted in 1860 to Catholicism. In 1865, he became an Apostolic administrator of the Bulgarian Byzantine Catholic Church in the Ottoman Empire and was ordained as bishop.
Occupation & Career
educator, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Faith & Community
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
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Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
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- Wikidata population candidate Q7294004 — wikidata View source
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